Fourth 'Beverly Hills Cop' on the way

Compiled by Tony Hicks

Contra Costa Times

Posted:
06/27/2014 03:14:21 PM MDT

"Beverly Hills Cop" will apparently be spending more time back home in Detroit, as officials announced the state of Michigan has approved $13.5 million in incentives for the local filming of the fourth installment of Eddie Murphy's franchise.

Why don't we just pay for every 80s star to get plastic surgery and start the decade over? Because apparently no one has any more good ideas for these old people.

Yes, Murphy will return to his role as Axel Foley, with Brett Ratner directing and Jerry Bruckheimer producing for Paramount Pictures, according to the Michigan Film Office.

According to the Associated Press, the state estimates filmmakers will spend $56.6 million in Michigan and employ about 352 workers in the state. The movie will reportedly come out in March 2016.

"We are excited to welcome Axel Foley and the 'Beverly Hills Cop' franchise back to Michigan," film office director Margaret O'Riley said in a statement. "This project will highlight locations throughout metro Detroit that speak to the city's heritage while making significant investments in the community by hiring Michigan workers and local businesses."

Maybe Ted Nugent could be the bad guy. He could save the production millions in gun costs.

In the next chapter, Foley leaves his job as a Beverly Hills police detective "during the coldest winter on record to navigate the new rules and old enemies in one of America's most tenacious cities," the film office said.

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In 1984, Murphy starred in the first "Beverly Hills Cop," which was that year's top-grossing movie in North America at $235 million. Sequels followed in 1987 and 1994.

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